The crimes were allegedly committed between September 2015 and January 2017 on school grounds, but police said they first learned of them in February.

But Montgomery said his office wants to hold off on submitting any additional charges or charging any more suspects because he believes any decision to charge would “affect a smaller universe of victims than the investigation leads me to believe exists.”

“It would also limit the scope of conduct that we’re reviewing to one fixed time. That could expand, just like I’m confident that if we had more people to come forward to assist, the number of victims would expand,” Montgomery said.

At least six victims have come forward so far in the hazing case, but Montgomery said he believes there may be more. The Maricopa County attorney said he also believes there could be more suspects, including both adults and children.

Montgomery urged victims to not be afraid of hurting the school’s football program by coming forward.

“There should be no shame with helping us address wrongdoing, just as there should be every point of pride in the accomplishments of that program by players who precede this and certainly on behalf of players who have nothing to do with this,” he said.

In addition to the football players, the Chandler Police Department also recommended charges against two former school officials: Ex-head coach Steve Belles and principal Ken James.